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A Cornell University professor called Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack against Israel “energizing” and “exhilarating” during a Sunday campus rally in Ithaca, New York.
"This guy essentially outright said that he was happy, exhilarated, excited, energized... by the murder of innocent civilians. The massacre of civilians and the raping of women," said Netanel Shapira, who called for professor Russell Rickford to be fired.
Cornell University is facing calls to fire a professor who declared he was "exhilarated" by the deadly surprise Hamas attack on Israeli civilians, the latest U.S. college grappling with outrage over pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel activism on its campus.